G. Washington

George Washington,
James R. Rice (Maker),
Illman Brothers (Printer),
Pohlig & Rice (Publishe ...

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Date1851-1876

After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755 - 1828)

Engraver James R. Rice (1824-1889)

Printer Illman Brothers (American, active 1851 - 1870)

Publisher Pohlig & Rice (American, active c. 1850)

Subject George Washington (American, 1732 - 1799)

Geography Made - United States

Medium/TechniqueInk on paper; mezzotint, lithograph, stipple engraving.

DimensionsImage H x W): 19 7/8 in. × 13 5/16 in. (50.48 cm × 33.81 cm) Plate (H x W): 22 3/4 in. × 14 1/2 in. (57.79 cm × 36.83 cm) Overall (H x W): 32 in. × 23 1/16 in. (81.28 cm × 58.58 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley DeForest Scott, 1985

Object numberSC-145

DescriptionFull-length portrait of George Washington dressed in a black coat, holding a sword in his left hand, with his right hand extended in front of him. He is set in a room with columns in the background and drapery above. Behind Washington is a chair with the seal of the United States on its crest, and on the left is a table draped with a carpet supporting an inkwell, paper, and hat.

Published ReferencesCharles Henry Hart and Samuel Arlent Edwards, Catalogue of the Engraved Portraits of Washington, (New York: Grolier Club of the City of New York, 1904), 143.

William Spohn Baker, The Engraved Portraits of Washington with Notices of the Originals and Brief Biographical Sketches of the Painters (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Baker, 1880), 152.

MarkingsPrinted in ink below the bottom-left corner of the image: "Painted by G. Stuart." Printed in ink below the bottom-right corner of the image: "Engraved by J. R. Rice." Printed in ink belowt the image, centered: "G. Washington / Published by Pohlig & Rice; Philadelphia".

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